JoeKingleigh Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Rod in bum? His state is not surprising. (7)Joe/Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 impaled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 scepter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coby Foden Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 PITA? :matte-motes-sick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isobel Starlight Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Moribund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKingleigh Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Isobel Nagy wrote: Moribund Correct! Joe /Was thinking of a word to describe the forums nowadays //and the reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersistentDigger Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 1.across Celtic troll hearing an arm-bone on a sheltered shore. 1.down Fair puddings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaHo Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I'm stumped. I enjoy crossword puzzles, especially the (London) Times. I try to really get it, but I don't. I'm stumped as all I thought of (7) was: 'New York'. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 No wonder you stumped Deja.......to op put wrong number of letters! (moribund has 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isobel Starlight Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 1. down is Just Desserts. The first one is tricky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKingleigh Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 CheriColette wrote: No wonder you stumped Deja.......to op put wrong number of letters! (moribund has 8) You have to think outside the box. Joe /Which is unusual for crosswords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheriColette Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 LOL Ok Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DejaHo Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Isobel Nagy wrote: 1. down is Just Desserts. The first one is tricky! 1. down appears to be just as tricky for you as 'Just Desserts' wouldn't appear in its modern form in a respectable crossword - as a cruciverbalist is not prone to error in that way. It's 'just deserts'. .... and caps are not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersistentDigger Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (new grid, same theme) 1. across Abandons the arid wastes. (7) 1. down Under pressure? Go back! Mere trifles. (8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKingleigh Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 DejaHo wrote: Isobel Nagy wrote: 1. down is Just Desserts. The first one is tricky! 1. down appears to be just as tricky for you as 'Just Desserts' wouldn't appear in its modern form in a respectable crossword - as a cruciverbalist is not prone to error in that way. It's 'just deserts'. .... and caps are not needed. I disagree. Joe /I always complete crosswords using upper case letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKingleigh Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 PersistentDigger wrote: (new grid, same theme) 1. across Abandons the arid wastes. (7) 1. down Under pressure? Go back! Mere trifles. (8) I don't think you quite get the essence of cryptic clues. The convention is that you have to use indicators like "Sounds like" if you are making a punnish misspelling. Then your clue for 1 across would be something like: "Abandons the arid wastes in my hearing". Joe /Don't give up the day job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersistentDigger Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I don't think you get the essence of either orthography or numeracy. There is no misspelling, "punnish" or otherwise, required to derive DESERTS from each half of the clue for 1. across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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